2012-03-12 16:33:50 // Esther Goh
// The Idealog Blog
Russian artist Rinat Shingareev inhabits a curious world, if his work is anything to go by – one saturated with rich, vibrant colour and plugged into the biggest celebs and memes pop culture today has to offer.
2011-01-06 12:53:29 // Stephen Jewell
// Idealog #31: now
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Peter Gordon and partner Michael McGrath have embarked on their most ambitious venture yet: teaming up with fellow expats Brandon Allen and Adam Wills, founders of UK-wide Gourmet Burger Kitchen, to open Kiwi-themed restaurant Kopapa in the heart of London’s ultra-competitive West End. How will they sell that? And didn’t Gordon get the memo about food miles?
2010-06-23 13:43:55 // Deirdre Robert
// The Idealog Blog
The University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning is giving you a reprise from cold winter evenings by offering up 16 free toasty lectures from July to October.
2010-02-12 09:34:03 // Jehan Casinader
// Idealog #25: features
With our major export sectors under pressure, the science sector could become the saviour of our economy—but first, says Jehan Casinader, it seems we need to save science.
2009-10-13 10:57:04 // Tara Jahn-Werner
// Idealog #23: features
… but can you turn it into a business? Meet four New Zealand women who have turned their love of dance—and the skills they learned—into their own creative ventures. By Tara Jahn-Werner. Plus a rich and energetic tradition.
2009-06-06 18:42:45 // Jason Kemp
// The Idealog Blog
One of the developing trends I have been noticing is the big rise in uber-connected people leveraging their social and business networks for a common cause. I support this but wonder if some of the media ripples from the all of this activity are being somewhat discounted?
2009-03-16 10:36:40 // Dianne Gardiner, Keith Macky & Stewart Forsyth
// Idealog #20: workshop
Surely there’s never been a generation quite so headstrong, self-centred, clever and so demanding?
2008-10-10 14:52:43 // Graham Reid
// Idealog #17: features
South Koreans are reinventing Seoul, inspired by the world’s most liveable cities, and even the US Army is getting out of their way. Graham Reid asks why Koreans can unite to build the ‘lifestyle capital of the East’ when New Zealanders struggle to build a football stadium
2008-08-01 15:07:44 // James Hurman & Mike Booker
// Idealog #16: features
Most Kiwis aren’t desperate to get rich. Even our entrepreneurs are happy with a boat, a bach and a beamer. Rejoice in their happiness: Mike Booker discovers our small business shouldn’t be bullied into growing, and James Hurman thinks growth is the wrong target anyway. Plus: will our SMEs save us?
2008-05-02 11:47:25 // Lauren Bartlett
// Idealog #15: now
Throw away your de Bono, ignore your critics and embrace your appalling personality. Dr Margaret Boden, OBE, says sometimes it pays to be crazy
2008-03-14 12:19:36 // Jake Pearce & Simon Young
// Idealog #14: features
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In 2006, Idealog introduced Generation C, the creative, connected generation that is remaking the way we buy, sell and communicate. Now Jake Pearce and Simon Young look at the impact Gen C is having on the music industry—and what it portends for the rest of us
2008-02-08 11:09:32 // Gena Tuffery
// Idealog #13: features
Like it or not, the landfill economy is coming to an end—and New Zealand needs to get real. Gena Tuffery uncovers the Kiwis who are doing us all a favour and living up to our undeserved reputation. Just don’t use that ‘G’ word. Plus: follow these leaders, the view from London and the life in post-peak oil times
2007-08-30 09:56:21 // Peter Griffin
// Idealog #11: features
Taika Waititi’s movie about a couple of Kiwi misfits, was never intended for an overseas audience—but it’s showing on screens across the US courtesy of The Walt Disney Company, complete with a killer soundtrack by fellow Wellingtonians The Phoenix Foundation. Peter Griffin follows their road to the Magic Kingdom
2007-07-18 23:00:00 // Gena Tuffery
// Idealog #10: features
Two Wellingtonians have written a guide to the dreams, desires and dislikes of our fellow Kiwis, using well-known cities, towns and suburbs to identify our ‘tribes’. Gena Tuffery reckons she learned a lot reading 8 Tribes (but then she would say that—she’s apparently a Grey Lynn gal)
